Multiple choice questions - place the letter of the best answer in the blank beside the question number.
Biology Week 15 Flowers & Fruits quiz
1. Flowers are composed of modified . A. leaves B. branches C. stems D. none of these
2. All of the petals of a flower together are known as the . A. calyx B. receptacle C. corolla D. none of these
3. The female organ of a flower . A. stamen B. pistil C. anther D. none of these
4. Structures that protect the flower before blooming . A. petals B. pistils C. stamens D. none of these
5. The joining of sperm and egg in an ovule . A. pollination B. fertilization C. germination D. none of these
6. When a seed begins to grow into a new plant . A. pollination B. fertilization C. germination D. none of these
7. A ripened ovary with seeds . A. fruit B. pollen C. cotyledon D. none of these
8. The root of an embryonic plant . A. hypocotyl B. epicotyl C. radicle D. none of these
9. The swollen tip of a stalk supporting flower . A. sepal B. style C. filament D. none of these True-false questions, use a plus (+) if the statement is true or a zero (O) if the statement is false.
10. The puropose of a flower is to reproduce.
11. Sepals can be brightly colored like petals.
12. Self-pollination transfers pollen from one plant to another of the same species.
13. Before fertilization can occur, the pollen grain on the stigma has to germinate.
14. Each pollen grain contains three sperm cells.
15. Multiple fruits are a group of many fruits formed by a cluster of flowers.
16. Seeds can be dispersed by animals.
17. Cotyledons provide food for a new plant until the plant can grow its leaves.
18. Each ovule in the ovary produces only one egg cell.
19. Fleshy fruits have soft, usually moist walls.